An Index tweet from March is being used as evidence against Nabeel Rajab, a Bahraini human rights activist
Jodie Ginsberg: Bahrain needs to know that #opinionsarenotcrimes
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Yavuz Baydar: Escalation in the clampdown on Turkey’s media and academia
It was at the early hours of Friday that a journalist sent a note to her colleagues. “We are told by the management that our publication is discontinued with immediate effect,” she said. “We are told to pack our belongings and leave the office. You...
Index on Censorship condemns decision to axe Flemming Rose as speaker on academic freedom
Index on Censorship is appalled by the decision by the University of Cape Town to rescind an invitation to Danish editor Flemming Rose to deliver the annual TB Davie lecture on academic freedom
Flemming Rose responds to the University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town rescinded an invitation to journalist and editor Flemming Rose, who had been scheduled to deliver the annual TB Davie lecture on academic freedom in August.
Turkey: Journalists’ association presents award to press freedom groups
Index on Censorship is delighted to be one of the nine groups honoured by the Turkish Journalists Association (TGC) with this year’s Press Freedom Prize.
Turkey: Charges against five journalists must be dropped
Charges of acquiring and divulging state secrets, membership of, and administration of a terrorist organisation brought against five journalists
Defend Free Speech: Minister for security defines “extremism” ten different ways in one hour
It was with considerable alarm that we watched the recent evidence session of counter-extremism minister, Karen Bradley, before Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights
Index protests judicial harassment of Bahraini human rights defender
Index strongly protests the continued judicial harassment of Nabeel Rajab, a respected Bahraini human rights defender, and calls for his immediate and unconditional release.
Standing in solidarity with Turkey’s journalists
Index on Censorship supports the “I am a journalist” campaign launched by journalists and media freedom advocates from Turkey.
NGOs call for unconditional release of Bahraini human rights defender
Facing charges related to comments on the social media website Twitter, Nabeel Rajab may be sentenced to more than ten years in prison.